GateHouse News Service New England Budget  May 30, 2008

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com.

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Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?

TURTLES FREED - Volunteers return 150b aby red-ear sliders to state Fish and Game to be released into the wild after being head-started in homes,
zoos and schools.
MetroWest, O'Connell, 6 p.m.
With photos

DOGFISH POPULATION BEING REBUILT - A dogfish might not be quite the pest locusts are but from fishermen to scientists to government officials, wanted to see more dogfish taken.
Cape Codder, Eldred, on wire now
With photo

JUDGE: NO CHANGE OF VENUE FOR ENTWISTLE TRIAL - A Middlesex Superior Court judge this morning rejected a motion to dismiss murder charges against Neil Entwistle and also to change the location of his trial because of extensive publicity.
MetroWest, Reuell, on wire now

MIDDLEBORO OFFICIALS SAY 'WELCOME' TO STUDIO DEVELOPERS - Middleboro officials are hanging up the welcome sign in an effort to lure Plymouth Rock Studios from neighboring Plymouth.
Ledger/Enterprise, Elwell/Race, on wire now

Business

DUNKIN’ FRANCHISEES LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE - Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee organization is looking to use the power of bulk purchasing to reduce health insurance costs for its members.
Chesto, Ledger, on wire now

CAPE COD VACATION HOME RENTALS KEEP PACE WITH 2007 - Vacation home rentals in the Lower and Outer Cape are being booked at a healthy pace, local agents say, even though the supply of houses is greater this season.
Cape Codder, Tunney, on wire now
With photo

Opinions

HOLMES COLUMN: MOST DEMOCRATS ARE READY FOR THIS FIGHT TO BE OVER.
MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.

ADAIR COLUMN: COASTING TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.

EDITORIAL: GAYS MARRIAGE AND CONSTITUTIONS - Poll showing most people in California favor gay marriage underline a conclusion from the Bay State's similar debate: Public opinion can be quick to change, so constitutions should be changed slowly.
MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.

EDITORIAL: GLOBAL WARMING - Congress is about to get serious about global warming, but meaningful action will face White House resistance.
MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.

EDITORIAL: PAYING BILLS - Summer temperatures are starting to move in for a long stay but for
people still struggling to pay last winter's heating bills and scrambling to figure out how to keep warm this year, the cold reality is terrifying.
Ledger, 6 p.m.

WENDY MURPHY: AND JUSTICE FOR SOME: Barry Nolan's immature comments about Bill O'Reilly was a major "factor" (get it?) in Nolan's getitng canned from CN8. Murphy (full disclosure: Murphy is a regular guest on O'Reilly, which she states in the column.
Ledger, 6 p.m.

Sports

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Lifestyles

GOOSE BUMPS, AND CHILLS AWAIT, COURTESY OF ‘THE STRANGERS’ - There have been dozens of horror movies in recent years, but "The Strangers'' is different in that it’s actually good.
Ledger, Alexander, on wire now
With photos

HE'S A REAL SKETCH: CARTOONIST MAKES SYNDICATED DEBUT - Newspaper comic strips have inked out their place in American art and history. Now, residents of Malden, can take pride that they have a link to that tradition in cartoonist Keith Knight.
CNC, Tenorio, on wire now
With photos

JAMES HUNTER PRODUCES ALL-AMERICAN R&B WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT – James Hunter performs at the Paradise in Boston on June 6, and his latest album, ``The Hard Way,'' will be released June 10. After a short string of club dates, Hunter and his quintet will be opening a series of Willie Nelson’s summer concerts across the country.
Ledger, Miller, on wire now
With photo

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